ALUMINUM-AIR POWER-CELL SYSTEM DESIGN
The reaction of Al with water and air in NaOH electrolyte is an electro-chemical system being developed as a possible source of automobile propulsion. The Al-air cell is a small part of a large power-cell system. In addition to concerns of reactant supply and product removal, various separation and thermal-management problems in the overall system must be solved. Five subsystems support the operation of the Al-air cell: air, electrolyte, hydrargillite, water, and coolant. A computer program was written to calculate the flowrate, chemical composition, and temperature of each stream. Four parameters (oxygen stoichiometric factor, current density, temperature of entering air, and temperature of crystallizer for Al(OH) sub 3 were varied to measure system response, and the results are presented. 5 figures, 2 tables. (ERA citation 05:003134)
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Supplemental Notes:
- International Workshop on Reactive Metal-Air Batteries, Bonn, F.R. Germany, 9 July 1979.
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Corporate Authors:
University of California, Livermore
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA United States 94550Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC United States 20585 -
Authors:
- Homsy, R V
- Publication Date: 1979-10-4
Media Info
- Pagination: 6 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air; Aluminum; Automobiles; Chemical composition; Chemical reactions; Computer programs; Design; Electric automobiles; Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Electrolytes; Flow; Flow charts; Mathematical models; Sensitivity analysis; Sodium hydroxide; Water
- Uncontrolled Terms: Flow rate
- Old TRIS Terms: Flowsheets; Metal-gas batteries; Response functions
- Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00343319
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: CONF-790759-2(Rev.2)
- Contract Numbers: W-7405-ENG-48
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 28 1982 12:00AM